The phrase "a commanding player" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has a strong presence or influence in a game or sport, often demonstrating leadership or skill.
Example: "During the match, Sarah proved to be a commanding player, directing her teammates and making crucial plays."
Alternatives: "a dominant player" or "an influential player".
The merger made JBG Smith a commanding player in the Washington market and, this week, a potential big winner in Amazon's plans.
Nadal lost that game and the set, and then the second, badly, and though he won the third when Djokovic's intensity lapsed for a stretch, it was not a match in which he ever imposed himself and dictated points in the way that has made him such a commanding player in big finals.
"He is a commanding player who will add knowledge and experience to our defence".
Talking to the club website, United manager Jackie McNamara said: "He is a commanding player who knows British football from his time at Bolton.
After Mexico, Steve Hodge should be a more commanding player and Villa could shock a few".
He proved a colorful, commanding player, and he took his share of the spotlight without stealing it from Mr. Owens.
On the other hand, Charlton Heston, with his extensive experience with Shakespeare, is a magnificent, commanding Player King, playing opposite Rosemary Harris' impassioned Player Queen in yet another sequence enriched by the restored text.
The eminent bassist Dave Green, who joined Rendell-Carr at the outset of his career, describes Rendell as "a wonderfully inventive and commanding player.
More to the point, the concert on Saturday evening as part of the Young Europe series showed him to be a commanding, mature player.
But, whoever is in Van Gaal's defence, he does not seem to have enough commanding players who can stand on their own two feet.
When things are going well, like they were at 1-1 against Uruguay, you need some calm heads, but nobody seemed to be commanding players and saying "you sit there and you sit there".
